Mauidrillia felina

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Mauidrillia felina
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Horaiclavidae
Genus: Mauidrillia
Species:
M. felina
Binomial name
Mauidrillia felina
Kilburn, 1988

Mauidrillia felina is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Horaiclavidae.[1]

Description

The length of the shell attains 12.8 mm (0.50 in), its diameter 4.6 mm (0.18 in).

Distribution

This marine species occurs on the continental slope of western Transkei, South Africa, at depths between 300–446 m.

References

  1. ^ a b Mauidrillia felina Kilburn, 1988. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 4 April 2010.